Decoy



NOV. 18, 1941. H KERN y 2,263,094

DECOY i Filed May 28, 1940 1N VENTOR. Haz/1S C faffz ATTORNEY.

Patented Nov. 18, 1941 UNITED sTATEs PATENT OFFICE DECOY Hans OJKern, San Diego, Calif. Application May28, 1940, Serial No. 337,651

Claims.

My invention relates to av decoy, more particularly for use in attracting water fowl and the ob- I jects of my invention are:

First, to provide a decoy of this class which has a highly reflective surface and is therefore very attractive to waterfowl;

Second, to provide a decoy o-f this class which may be used on either water or land;

Third, to provide a decoy of this class which is very compact and therefore readily -portable in relatively large numbers where transportation means is limited;

Fourth, to provide a novel decoy of this class;

Fifth, to provide a decoy of this class which has a verydeceptive and peculiar attraction to waterfowl for the reason that the pattern thereon is very versatile in its resemblance to various species of waterfowl; and

Sixth, to provide a decoy of this class which is very simple and economical of construction, eflicient, durable and which will not readily deteriorate or get out of order.

With these and other objects in View as will appear hereinafter, my invention consists of certain novel features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts and portions as will be hereinafter described in detail and particularly set forth in the appended claims, reference being had to the accompanying drawing and to the characters of reference thereon which form a part of this application in which:

Figure 1 is a top or plan view of my decoy; Fig. 2 is an edge view thereof showing an anchor in connection therewith and Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional view taken from the line 3 3 of Fig. 2.

Similar characters of reference refer to similar parts and portions throughout the several views of the drawing: l

In the construction of my decoy, I have provided a body member I which is so shaped that Vit resembles the general outline of waterfowl as shown best in Fig. 1 of the drawing. This body member I is made of wood, cork or other suitable material which will float on water and secured in the lower side of this body member I is an eye screw 2 in which is secured the cord 3 at the opposite end of which is fastened the anchor member 4. On the upper side of the body member I I have provided a pattern of coloring which is very attractive and deceptive in that it is very versatile and eilicient in its resemblance to various species of waterfowl. The partially V-shaped portion 6 is preferably black or other pattern is preferably silver ycolored and may be dark coloring material and the portion 5 of said 55 supplied by use of aluminum paint or the like.

It will be noted that the apex 6a of the dark partially V-shaped portion 6 is outlined bythe silver colored portion 5 and that said apex 6a is positioned backwardly from one end of the body member VI. The diverging ends 5a of the silver colored portion 5 are positioned in spaced relation from the opposite end of the body member I from said apex 6a.

This vari-colored pattern, as shown in Fig. 1 of the drawing represents and resembles various colors of plumage worn by various species of waterfowl. It will be noted that this decoy is arranged to float on the water or may be positioned on land due `to its flat construction and the pattern comprising the vari-colored portions 5 and 6 is arranged to be positioned upwardly in reflective position so that waterfowl can readily see the decoy from long distances when said Waterfowl are flying in the air. It Will be noted that when this decoy is positioned on the water, it bobs with the rippling of the water and varies the position of the reilective surfaces. The flat compact construction of my decoy permits the transportation of a relatively large number of these decoys in a limited space.

Though I have shown and described a particular construction, combination and arrangement of parts and portions, I do not wish to be limited to this particular construction, combination and arrangement, but desire to include in the scope of my invention the construction, combination and arrangement substantially as set forth in the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. In a decoy of the class described, the combination of a relatively at body member, a pattern on one flat side of said body member consisting of an angular partially V-shaped portion and a conforming portion outlining the apex end of said partially V-shaped portion.

2. In a decoy of the class described, the combination of a relatively flat body member having duplicate end portions, a pattern on one flat side of said body member consisting of an angular partially V-shaped portion and a conforming portion outlining the apex end of said partially V-shaped portion, said partially V-shaped portion of dark coloring material.

3. In a decoy of the class described, the cornbination of a relatively Ilat body member having duplicate end portions, a pattern on one flat side 'of said body member consisting of an angular partially V-shaped portion and a conforming portion outlining the apex end of said partially V-shaped portion, said partially V-shaped portion of dark coloring material, said outlining portion thereof of silver colored material.

4. In a decoy of the class described, the combination of a flat body member having duplicate end portions provided with a pattern on one flat side thereof, a partially V-shaped. portion with its apex positioned in spaced relation with one end of said body member.

5. In a decoy of the class described, the combination of a flat body member having duplicate end portions provided with a pattern on one flat side thereof, a partially V-shaped portion With its apex positioned in spaced relation with one end of said body member, and a pattern portion outlining the apex of said partially V-shaped pattern portion and `spaced from the opposite end of said body member from the apex of said partially V-shaped portion.

6. In a decoy of the class described, the combination of a dat body member provided with a pattern on one dat side thereof, a partially V- shaped portion with its apex positioned in spaced relation with one end of said body member, a pattern portion outlining the apex of said partially V-shaped pattern portion and spaced from the opposite end of said body member from the apex of said V-shaped portion, said partially V- shaped portion of black coloring material.

7. In a decoy of the class described, the combination of a nat body member provided with a pattern on one fiat side thereof, a partially V- shaped portion with its apex positioned in spaced relation with one end of said body member, a pattern portion outlining the apex of said partially V-shaped pattern portion and spaced from the opposite end of said body member from the apex of said V-shaped portion, said partially V- shaped portion of black coloring material, said outlining portion thereof of silver colored material.

8. A decoy of the class described consisting of a flat straight body member pointed at its opposite ends resembling a top view of a duck and a reflecting surface on the upper side of said body member.

9. A decoy of the class described consisting of a flat straight body member pointed at its opposite ends resembling a top view of a duck and a variable reflecting surface on the upper side of said body member.

10. A decoy of the class described consisting of a at straight body member pointed at its opposite ends resembling a top View of a duck, a reflecting surface on the upper side of said body member, the upper surface provided With a shining surface portion.

HANS C. KERN. 

